Pratt & Whitney inks pact with Indigo for 300 engines

Low cost carrier IndiGo on Monday said it has signed an agreement with US-based Pratt & Whitney for 300 PurePower PW1100G-JM engines for 150 Airbus A320neo family of aircraft.

"The agreement includes 300 firm PurePower PW1100G-JM engines with additional options and a long-term PureSolution(SM) maintenance agreement. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2015," the company said in a statement.



As part of this agreement, each IndiGo Airbus A320neo aircraft will be powered by two PurePower PW1100G-JM engines with benefits including double-digit reductions in fuel burn, environmental emissions, engine noise and operating costs when compared with today's engines.

"With oil prices on the rise, we are more satisfied than ever with our selection of the Pratt & Whitney PurePower engine," said IndiGo president Aditya Ghosh.

"As a result of the lower engine operating cost, we are confident that we can maintain our competitive low fares while simultaneously offering our customers the most environmentally friendly way to fly," he added.

Pratt & Whitney has more than 2,500 PurePower engines on order, including options. These engines use an advanced gear system allowing the engine's fan to operate at a different speed than the low-pressure compressor and turbine.

The combination of the gear system and an all-new advanced core delivers double-digit improvements in fuel efficiency and environmental emissions as well as a 50 per cent reduction in noise.